How do you think a Faith of the Seven analogue would have faired in OTL?

As others have said, in the Faith of the Seven, the forms maybe "Pagan" (Greco/Roman, Norse, Indoeuropean or whatever) but its message and organizational structures are similar to medieval Catholicism. So is the fact that is based on a book, the Seven Pointed Star. You could have a Politheistic Europe with the right POD, but not one in which religion ends up been so similar to Christianity in terms of the message and morality taught. Bear in mind that concepts such us "sin", and the examples of what constitutes a sin in A Song of Fire and Ice universe are issued from a Christian conception. A Pagan Europe might not have such concepts, or, if they do, have an entirely different ethical conception.
 
As others have said, in the Faith of the Seven, the forms maybe "Pagan" (Greco/Roman, Norse, Indoeuropean or whatever) but its message and organizational structures are similar to medieval Catholicism. So is the fact that is based on a book, the Seven Pointed Star. You could have a Politheistic Europe with the right POD, but not one in which religion ends up been so similar to Christianity in terms of the message and morality taught. Bear in mind that concepts such us "sin", and the examples of what constitutes a sin in A Song of Fire and Ice universe are issued from a Christian conception. A Pagan Europe might not have such concepts, or, if they do, have an entirely different ethical conception.

Hinduism! It has karma and the Vedas, at least. In all honesty, the Faith of the Seven seems more pagan than Christian, with so little actual message that the Faith has beyond 'know your place' alongside some forms of self-denial. And really, sin doesn't seem to have much hold in Westeros, beyond sibling incest being an abomination. :p
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_deity to explain either of the male/female triads.

Also, I think that a Faith of the Seven could work in Europe in place of Christianity. I mean, all it would mean is that the predominant religion - Roman paganism - has its vast pantheon of Gods whittled down to the Seven important (Christianity might have even gone the same way given the right POD, what with God, Christ and the Holy Spirit being the one triad, the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene and St. Elizabeth or St. Anne being elevated to form the second triad, and St. John the Baptist as the god of strangers? (feel free to insert the name of any other saint you feel might make the grade (Sts. Peter, Paul, Andrew etc.)
 
Also, I think that a Faith of the Seven could work in Europe in place of Christianity. I mean, all it would mean is that the predominant religion - Roman paganism - has its vast pantheon of Gods whittled down to the Seven important (Christianity might have even gone the same way given the right POD, what with God, Christ and the Holy Spirit being the one triad, the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene and St. Elizabeth or St. Anne being elevated to form the second triad, and St. John the Baptist as the god of strangers? (feel free to insert the name of any other saint you feel might make the grade (Sts. Peter, Paul, Andrew etc.)

The problem is that Christianity has an abstract idea of God as creator and redeemer built into it, having an actual direction in which it's going.

As opposed to the Seven seeming to just be there, like the pagan gods of old. Easier to make the Roman gods into that, with heavy Gallo-Germanic infusions and a dose of Neo-Platonic philosophy.

Bear in mind that Stranger isn't the god of strangers, he's the god of Death. Think Greek Hades.

Or Hermes, who was both a god of literal strangers and a psychopomp.
 
I don't think the Faith of the Seven has the inclusive and agressive missionary zeal it needs. Christianity splintered in the process because everyone was trying to bring in outsiders into the faith - as compared to the Andals, who just kind of sit there. Where are the Irish missionaries, the Saint Basils & Cyrils, and so on? They are gone, if they ever existed rather than being solely a weapon of Andal victory over the First Men.

So such a faith would have belonged to one people, who'd keep it for themselves, and would probably be wiped out whenever the first real missionary religion shows up in its neighbourhood.
 
The problem is that Christianity has an abstract idea of God as creator and redeemer built into it, having an actual direction in which it's going.

As opposed to the Seven seeming to just be there, like the pagan gods of old. Easier to make the Roman gods into that, with heavy Gallo-Germanic infusions and a dose of Neo-Platonic philosophy.



Or Hermes, who was both a god of literal strangers and a psychopomp.

Fair enough, I haven't read the books, so I'm afraid I'm not entirely clued up on the Seven.

But perhaps the Seven Archangels could replace them:

Father: Michael
Warrior: Uriel
Smith: Metatron?
Maiden: Barchiel (responsible for the blessings of God)
Mother: Sealtiel (intercessor with God)
Crone: ?
Stranger: Samhiel/Sariel
 
I don't think the Faith of the Seven has the inclusive and agressive missionary zeal it needs. Christianity splintered in the process because everyone was trying to bring in outsiders into the faith - as compared to the Andals, who just kind of sit there. Where are the Irish missionaries, the Saint Basils & Cyrils, and so on? They are gone, if they ever existed rather than being solely a weapon of Andal victory over the First Men.

So such a faith would have belonged to one people, who'd keep it for themselves, and would probably be wiped out whenever the first real missionary religion shows up in its neighbourhood.

I think part of the problems is that we are missing the history of the Faith after they conquered Westeros. Yes they chopped down weirwoods but we don't know how they went about converting the First Men below the Neck.
 
Fair enough, I haven't read the books, so I'm afraid I'm not entirely clued up on the Seven.

But perhaps the Seven Archangels could replace them:

Father: Michael
Warrior: Uriel
Smith: Metatron?
Maiden: Barchiel (responsible for the blessings of God)
Mother: Sealtiel (intercessor with God)
Crone: ?
Stranger: Samhiel/Sariel

Maybe the Crone could be the Gnostic angel Sophia
 
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